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FareCompare Thursday Deals Roundup

As always, we’ve rounded up the best deals and put them in one convenient place – right here. But hurry! Some of these cheap airfare specials expire tonight.

Cheap Flights for This Summer, This Weekend

Yep, travel this summer, this weekend and even spring and fall on your favorite airlines. These deals are good for flights throughout the U.S. and include some Caribbean favorites. Take a look:

• Virgin America Summer Sale – Book by April 18

This is the latest in a series of back-to-back sales from the popular airline and this an especially nice one: take your pick, fly from April 27-June 15 or from Aug. 24-Oct. 27. Prices begin at just $64+ each-way (not including taxes/fees). See the Virgin America website for all the fascinating fine print.

• Southwest Spring Deals – Book by April 14, 2011

Some of these deals start as low as $29+ each-way (of course, you have to add in the taxes and fees) while other fares are higher, but all are good for travel through June 7. Important note: there is a 21 day advance purchase requirement, and this sale ends tonight (4-14), so get going. You can find out more on the Southwest site.

• American Summer Deals – Book by April 14, 2011

A nice assortment of deals for summer to lots of U.S. cities, both large and small. Best of all, these deals are good for travel all the way through Nov. 2, but this sale ends tonight (4-14). Fares start at just $53+ each-way, and you can find all the other details on the American website.

• Deals for This Weekend from Delta and US Airways

If you want to get away this weekend, take a look here: both Delta and US Airways have last minute specials throughout the U.S. (and US Airways also has deals to Bermuda and Mazatlan). You must book by Saturday (4/16) and also fly out this Saturday, then return Monday or Tuesday (4-18, 4-19). Learn more on the Delta website and same goes for the US Airways website where you’ll note that you get a little more time to book and fly to the Caribbean destinations.

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